Recorded 1943–1970 Girls' name Peak 1943 34 births

Corolyn — girls' name

34 babies named Corolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s111960s111970s6
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Corolyn was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

6 babies were named Corolyn in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Corolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Corolyn between 1943 and 1970, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Corolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Corolyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Corolyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Corolyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Corolyn at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

34

Since 1943

28 years of records

Peak year

1943

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1943

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1970

Corolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1943

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1943)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Corolyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 32% of Corolyn's all-time total
1940s61950s111960s111970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Corolyn?
34 babies have been named Corolyn since 1943. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1943 with 6 births.
When was Corolyn most popular?
Corolyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Corolyn been used?
Corolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 28 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Corolyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cora, Corinne, Cornelia, Corrine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1943–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.